Crime & Safety
Man Shot To Death In Car: Police
The man was found shot inside a BMW that had crashed into a parked car and fence, police said.
CORAM, NY — A man was shot to death early Sunday in Coram, and Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives are investigating.
Police responded to the intersection of Beach Lane and Judith Drive at 12:37 a.m. after receiving a 911 call reporting shots fired, they said. When officers arrived, they located Jaifield Gordon shot inside a 2013 BMW that had crashed into a parked car and fence in front of 55 Beach Lane, police said.
Gordon, 18, of Medford, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
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Detectives believe the shooting occurred on Judith Drive.
Detectives are asking anyone with information on this incident to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.
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Coram, NY- Suffolk Police are investigating a male who was found shot in the head in a car after it crashed through a fence on Beach Lane just before 1am. The victim, who was shot multiple times, was rushed to a local hospital by EMS in serious condition. pic.twitter.com/VqwiZz7viL
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